Roy Halladay, former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher, voted into Baseball Hall of Fame

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted January 22, 2019 6:30 pm EST

Updated January 22, 2019 7:59 pm EST

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Former Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay has been voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Halladay, who died in a plane crash on Nov. 7, 2017 at age 40, will be inducted into the national baseball shrine in Cooperstown, N.Y., this July.

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Halladay, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, spent 12 seasons with the Blue Jays from 1998-2009 before joining the Philadelphia Phillies ahead of the 2010 season.

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He retired in December 2013.